Governments should always assess the impact of economic reforms on citizens: Eskom and other state owned companies have become a huge burden on the government purse ShutterstockThe purpose of national economic reform is to change the structure and overall direction of an economy. Reforms therefore can affect the amount of resources available to a country. They can also affect … [Read more...] about Governments should always assess the impact of economic reforms on citizens | The Conversation
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New evidence supports the belief that South Africa’s education is not all bad | The Conversation
New evidence supports the belief that South Africa's education is not all bad: Global education assessments show that South Africa's education system is moving upward. Getty ImagesIn the past few years, there has been uncertainty around whether the learning outcomes of South Africa’s schools are improving from their historically low levels. There are three testing … [Read more...] about New evidence supports the belief that South Africa’s education is not all bad | The Conversation
John Liebenberg: masterful photographer of life and war in southern Africa | The Conversation
John Liebenberg: masterful photographer of life and war in southern Africa: John Liebenberg in the ransacked hospital in Cubal, Angola, in 1993. Photographer unknown/Courtesy the Liebenberg familySouth African photojournalist John Liebenberg is best known for his remarkable body of work in Namibia, especially the period of the late 1980s when the country headed towards its … [Read more...] about John Liebenberg: masterful photographer of life and war in southern Africa | The Conversation
Africa’s wish list of what might change under a Biden presidency | The Conversation
Africa's wish list of what might change under a Biden presidency: Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters after addressing a Super Tuesday event in Los Angeles on March 3, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty ImagesAfrica’s stake in the outcome of the 3 November 2020 US presidential election spiked with the unexpected revival of … [Read more...] about Africa’s wish list of what might change under a Biden presidency | The Conversation
South Africa bungled the Spanish flu in 1918. History mustn’t repeat itself for COVID-19 | The Conversation
South Africa bungled the Spanish flu in 1918. History mustn't repeat itself for COVID-19: The St Louis Red Cross Motor Corps on duty with mask-wearing women holding stretchers at the backs of ambulances during the global flu epidemic, St Louis, Missouri, October 1918. Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty ImagesAs the issue of repatriation of foreign nationals from China grabs the … [Read more...] about South Africa bungled the Spanish flu in 1918. History mustn’t repeat itself for COVID-19 | The Conversation
